Combined embboideet frame and stand



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COMBINED EMBROIDERY FRAME AND STAND.

No. 347,743, Patented Aug. 17, 1886.

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r:3PECl'l-"ICATION forming part 'of Letters Patent No. 347,7713, dated August 17,1886.

.Application filed May 1,'18'86mserial. No. 200.778. Y (h'o modeL) v Frames and Stands; andfI do hereby declare pieces, d d, and secured to' the latter in any that the same are fully described in the following specification, and illustrated .in the accompanying drawings. w

The object of this invention is to provide a novelv embroidering-frame and stand therefor,

the parts whereof can be folded together, when desired. This object I'aecomplish in the mannerand by the means hereinafter described and claimed, reference being iliade tothe accompanying drawings, illustrating my invcntio'm,

Figure l represents aperspective view of the combncd frame andstand when put in position ready for use. Fig. 2 represents a top view of one of thev rollers, andFigQS represents a side view ot' the same, 'shown partly.

in section. Fig. Lireprcsents a cross-section on the line A B, (shown in Fig. 3,) and Fig. 5 represents a cross-section on the line C D, also shown in Fig; 3. v

Similar letters refer 'to similar parts wherever they occur on the different parts of the drawings.

The stand is composed of the legs a b a b, which are held in pairs ata proper distance apart by means of the brace c. having screwthreaded ends passing through the legs a b (L b, and when the stand is in use the brace c is secured tothe legs by4 means of a thumb-nut, c', in each end of said rod or brace c. f

rlhe upper ends of the legs a c are hinged at a d', respectively, to the frame side pieces, d d, as shown in Fig. l., such side pieces being provided 'with longitudinal slots d' d', that serve to receive the screw-bolts of the rollers or end pieces, c c, as shown. To the upper ends of the legs b b are lsecuredthc screws b' Il', adapted to enter and rest in bayonet slots or recesses d d on the under side of the side pieces, l d, as shown in Fig. 1. Each roller c has secured to its ends the screw-tlneaded,

bolts'c'c', which, when the frame is to bc used, are inserted through the slots d d in the side desired position, according to the size of the material to be worked, by means of the thumbnuts e ef.' (Shown in Fig. 1:) fv

"f is a chain or cord attached tothcrespective pair of legs a b a b, to prevent thern'from spreading too far apart while the frame is being put in position relative to said legs.

- For the purpose of securing the cloth: or

other material to be worked to the rollerse-e, I make' on each of said rollers a longitudinal slit or groove, e1 extending from end to end of such roller, and at proper distancesapart through such groove e3 are driven into' the i roller e the staples e4 0*, which serve asfastc'n-` ing devices through which thethread or cord is passed fo securing the ends of the fabricl to said rollers e e. To'facilitate the passage of the needle or thread through the staples e* e, I 'make on the rollers e ve lateral grooves e5' 7o e, at the .places where the respective staples lc* e* are located, as fully shown in Figs. 2, 3,*

4, and 5. In using thestand and frame the legs a b'a b are first secured together and to the brace c `in a manner as described, and the screws bb' inserted in the bayonet slots or recesses d d, asshown in Fig. 1. c e are thcn passed through the slots d' d 1n The ends e' e of the rollers*V the side pieces, d d, and placed at a proper dis- 8o tance apart, according to thesize of the fabric to be worked, and the rollersue c secured to the sides d d by means of the thumb-nutse ened a little during such operation, and after-j ward properly tightened so as to hold the rollers in their proper positions relative to each other and to the side pieces, l d. Asthe work proceeds, the fabric is to be wound off one roller and wound on thc opposite one. If

it should be found necessaryto stretch theV fabric sidewise, this may easily be done by passing a thread or cord through its side edges and around or through its slotted sides d d. The legs a b a b are preferably iliade oi' such corresponding lengths as to give a proper inclination to the frame; but, if it should be de- Areo sired to change the inclination of the frame, additional bayonet-slots d may be made on the under side of the side pieces, d d, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1.

This my improved combined stand and cmbigidery-frame is very simple in construction. It can easily be adjusted to fabrics of various sizes,- and when not required for use it can be packed away in a very small compass.

Having thus fully described the nature, construction, and operation of my invention, I wish to secure by Letters Patent, and claim- 1. An embroideringframe and support thereior, consisting of pairs of pivoted legs a b, the longitudinally-slotted side pieces, d d, hinged at one end to the legs a, with the upper ends of the legsb adjustable along the length of the side pieces, and the two rollers e, provided with devices for securing the fabric and having` their ends arranged in and adjustable along the slots in the side pieces, substantially as described 2.v An embroidery-f rame and support therefor, consisting of pairs of pivoted legs u` Il, the longitudinally-slotted side pieces, d, hinged at one end to the legs a, with the upper ends of the legs b adjustable along the length of the side pieces, the two rollers c, provided with means for securing the fabric and having at their ends the threaded bolts e', extending through the slots of the side pieces, and thnmbnuts ci, for clamping the rollers in their adj ust' ed position, substantially as described.

The combination of an embroideringframe, consisting of the side pieces, d, and rollers e, adjustable along said side pieces and having devices for securing the fabric to be embroidered, with a support for the f rame consisting of two pairs of pivoted legs, one of cach pair hinged to and the others adjustable along the side pieces, substantially as described.

4. The combination, in an embroideringframe, of side pieces, d, and rollers c, each roller having a longitudinal slit, a, transverse slots c, and staples ci, the two limbs of which enter the roller at the intersection of the transverse slots with the longitudinal slit, substantially as described.

An embroideriiig-frame combining in ils structure a supporting-sland, lwo longitudinally-slotted side pieces, and two rollers having their ends arranged in and adjustable along the slots of the side pieces, each of said rollers having a longitudinal slit, c, transverse slots c, and staples e, the two limbs ol' which enter the rollers at the intersection of the transverse slots with the longitudinal slit, substantially as described.

G. The embroidering frame composed of the longitndinally-slotted side pieces having their under edges provided with the recesses b, and the rollers f, having their ends1 held in and adjustable along the slots of the side pieces, in combination with folding legs a I, the former hinged to one end ol' the side pieces and the latter engaging any of the recesses b", substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I have al'lixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN C. STATES. lVitnesses:

ALBAN AnNni-m, HENRY CnADnoUnN. 

